BTN: Which First-Year B1G Coach Wins the Most Games in 2015?

[Mavric]

Bill Bender, Sporting News: Paul Chryst.

Mike Huguenin, Gridironnow.com: Paul Chryst

Dan Duggan, NJ Advance Media: Paul Chryst

Chris Emma, 670 The Score in Chicago and CBSChicago.com: Jim Harbaugh

Marcus Fuller, St. Paul Pioneer Press: Jim Harbaugh

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Nebraska:

Sep. 5 Cougars BYU Cougars L

Sep. 12 Jaguars South Alabama Jaguars

Sep. 19 Hurricanes at Miami (FL) Hurricanes

Sep. 26 Golden Eagles Southern Miss Golden Eagles (HC)

Oct. 3 Fighting Illini at Illinois Fighting Illini

Oct. 10 Badgers Wisconsin Badgers

Oct. 17 Gophers at Minnesota Golden Gophers (???)

Oct. 24 Wildcats Northwestern Wildcats

Oct. 31 Boilermakers at Purdue Boilermakers

Nov. 7 Spartans Michigan State Spartans

Nov. 14 Scarlet Knights at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nov. 21 --- Open Date --- ---

Nov. 27 Hawkeyes Iowa Hawkeyes

Dec. 5 Big Ten Big Ten Championship Game

Wisconsin:

Sep. 5 Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide L

Sep. 12 RedHawks Miami (OH) RedHawks

Sep. 19 Trojans Troy Trojans

Sep. 26 Warriors Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Oct. 3 Hawkeyes Iowa Hawkeyes

Oct. 10 Cornhuskers at Nebraska Cornhuskers (???)

Oct. 17 Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers (HC)

Oct. 24 Fighting Illini at Illinois Fighting Illini

Oct. 31 Scarlet Knights Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nov. 7 Terrapins at Maryland Terrapins

Nov. 14 --- Open Date --- ---

Nov. 21 Wildcats Northwestern Wildcats

Nov. 28 Gophers at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Dec. 5 Big Ten Big Ten Championship Game

Michigan:

Sep. 3 Utes at Utah Utes L

Sep. 12 Beavers Oregon State Beavers

Sep. 19 Rebels UNLV Rebels

Sep. 26 Cougars BYU Cougars

Oct. 3 Terrapins at Maryland Terrapins

Oct. 10 Wildcats Northwestern Wildcats (HC)

Oct. 17 Spartans Michigan State Spartans

Oct. 24 --- Open Date --- ---

Oct. 31 Gophers at Minnesota Golden Gophers (???)

Nov. 7 Scarlet Knights Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nov. 14 Hoosiers at Indiana Hoosiers

Nov. 21 Nittany Lions at Penn State Nittany Lions (???)

Nov. 28 Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes

Dec. 5 Big Ten Big Ten Championship Game

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I marked *potential* losses in red. (Not expected losses. Potential losses.) Also there's virtually no chance that Michigan makes it to Indy. It's quite likely that either Wisconsin or Nebraska will go.

 

Seems like Wisconsin has far and away the easiest schedule of the three. :